Daily News

Cybersecurity Headlines — May 02, 2026 AI lifts clouds even higher, AWS moves up the stack, and Elon and Sam battle in court — SiliconANGLE News Manufacturing Industry Top Target of Costly Cyberattacks: Report — Carriermanagement.com Securonix partners with AI SPERA to bring Criminal IP intelligence to ThreatQ — SiliconANGLE News Critical cPanel Vulnerability Lets Attackers Bypass Login, Gain Root Access — HackRead AI tools have made vulnerability exploitation faster and easier — TechRadar Mythos legend ups cybersecurity stakes — The Times of India A cybersecurity harbinger: Oracle front-runs AI model threat with new customer security advisory — SiliconANGLE News Europe’s finance ministers are about to discuss an AI model none of them can access — The Next Web Great responsibility, without great power — Talosintelligence.com AI won’t fix broken systems: India needs secure-by-design approach — The Times of India From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve been keeping an eye on the latest developments in the industry, and some of the recent headlines are sending clear signals about where we need to focus our efforts. The manufacturing industry being targeted by costly cyberattacks is a wake-up call for companies that think they’re above the fray. This report from Carriermanagement.com highlights the importance of taking cybersecurity seriously, regardless of industry or size. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — May 01, 2026 Jan Lane illuminates the cybersecurity illusion leaders can no longer afford — The Next Web CVE MCP Server Turns Claude Into a Fully Capable Security Analyst With 27 Tools Across 21 APIs — Cybersecuritynews.com AI Security Risks Force CIOs to Rethink Strategy — Techtarget.com World Cup 2026: how mobile networks can avoid cybersecurity chaos at kick-off — TechRadar 9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability “Copy Fail” Enables Full Root Access — HackRead Australian banks warned frontier AI could create larger, faster cyber attacks — The Times of India Tenable Q1 Earnings Call Highlights — MarketBeat Editorial. Challenge of Mythos — BusinessLine 8 best practices for CISOs conducting risk reviews — Microsoft.com CISA flags data-theft bug in NSA-built OT networking tool — Theregister.com From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve seen firsthand how quickly the threat landscape can shift, making it essential to stay ahead of the curve. Two recent stories stand out for their potential impact on our industry. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — April 30, 2026 India buckles up for Mythos AI’s double-edged weapon — BusinessLine Social friction vs. cognitive efficiency: A comparative analysis of help-seeking behaviors in human communities and generative AI — Plos.org Microsoft won’t patch PhantomRPC: Feature or bug? — Malwarebytes.com Picus Security Hosts 2026 Autonomous Validation Summit — GlobeNewswire SecureAuth Opens Industry-First Agent Trust Registry to the Public as AI Agents Pose Escalating Enterprise Security Threat — GlobeNewswire Hundreds of Internet-Facing VNC Servers Expose ICS/OT — Securityweek.com What Mythos Means for Security Readiness in the Enterprise - www.lokmattimes.com — Lokmattimes.com CISA orders feds to patch Windows flaw exploited as zero-day — BleepingComputer Aviatrix Defines the Containment Era, Answers the Priority Question at the Center of AI-Accelerated Cyber Risk — GlobeNewswire AI-powered honeypots: Turning the tables on malicious AI agents — Talosintelligence.com From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve been keeping an eye on the latest developments in our field, and today’s headlines are particularly noteworthy. On one hand, we have the news that Microsoft won’t be patching PhantomRPC, leaving it vulnerable to exploits. This raises questions about whether PhantomRPC is a feature or a bug - if it’s not being patched, what’s the point of including it in the first place? As someone who’s had to deal with their fair share of software vulnerabilities, I can tell you that this kind of laxity isn’t acceptable. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — April 29, 2026 Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks — The Conversation Africa Why Secure Data Movement Is the Zero Trust Bottleneck Nobody Talks About — Internet New Linux FIRESTARTER Backdoor Targets Cisco Firepower Devices — HackRead MITRE Warns Cloud-Based Medical Devices Face Cascading Ransomware Risk Across Health Systems — Healthsystemcio.com After Mythos: New Playbooks For a Zero-Window Era — Internet Digital lenders wary of small biz; Mythos’ biggest security risk — The Times of India Anthropic Mythos: Firms with access to model say speed of response, not uncovering flaws, is key — The Times of India Anthropic Mythos shrinks vulnerability exploit window, Indian companies at risk — The Times of India Ongoing supply-chain attack ’explicitly targeting’ security, dev tools — Theregister.com How AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery and exploitation — Digital Journal From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’m constantly reminded of the importance of secure data movement in today’s digital landscape. The article “Why Secure Data Movement Is the Zero Trust Bottleneck Nobody Talks About” from Internet highlights just how critical this aspect is. In essence, it means that even with robust security measures in place, a single vulnerability in data transmission can compromise an entire system. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — April 28, 2026 Attack of the killer script kiddies — The Verge Webinar: Spotting cyberattacks before they begin — BleepingComputer What Is Crypto Cybersecurity? The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Digital Assets — Bitcoinfoundation.org Claude Mythos puts India on alert: CERT-In, telcos, banks assess unprecedented cyber risks — MediaNama.com PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Vulnerabilities to Breach Russian Networks — Internet Flowtriq Detects 48.3 Gbps Multi-Vector DDoS Attack in Under One Second — Associated Press Security Affairs newsletter Round 574 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION — Securityaffairs.com U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — Securityaffairs.com Anthropic’s Mythos AI found over 2,000 unknown software vulnerabilities in just seven weeks of testing — Fox News Qualys Inc. (QLYS) Navigating Through Competitive Risks of Large Language Models — Yahoo Entertainment From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve been keeping an eye on the latest threats and vulnerabilities that are making headlines. Two stories that caught my attention are “Attack of the killer script kiddies” from The Verge and “Flowtriq Detects 48.3 Gbps Multi-Vector DDoS Attack in Under One Second” from Associated Press. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — April 27, 2026 Security Affairs newsletter Round 574 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION — Securityaffairs.com U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — Securityaffairs.com Anthropic’s Mythos AI found over 2,000 unknown software vulnerabilities in just seven weeks of testing — Fox News Qualys Inc. (QLYS) Navigating Through Competitive Risks of Large Language Models — Yahoo Entertainment FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches — Internet The EU’s age verification app has a privacy problem — and it may be more than just a ‘bug in an app’ — TechRadar In Other News: Unauthorized Mythos Access, Plankey CISA Nomination Ends, New Display Security Device — Securityweek.com Show HN: The why and how of TurboPentest for the Agentic Era — Integsec.com China’s 360 Hunts Software Flaws With AI, Echoing Mythos — Insurance Journal The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is — We Live Security From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’m always on the lookout for vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers. Recently, two stories caught my attention and warrant some serious attention from IT teams. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — April 26, 2026 Qualys Inc. (QLYS) Navigating Through Competitive Risks of Large Language Models — Yahoo Entertainment FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches — Internet The EU’s age verification app has a privacy problem — and it may be more than just a ‘bug in an app’ — TechRadar In Other News: Unauthorized Mythos Access, Plankey CISA Nomination Ends, New Display Security Device — Securityweek.com Show HN: The why and how of TurboPentest for the Agentic Era — Integsec.com China’s 360 Hunts Software Flaws With AI, Echoing Mythos — Insurance Journal The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is — We Live Security Bharti Airtel in talks with telecom tech vendor partners as Anthropic’s Mythos flags new cybersecurity risks: CTO — Moneycontrol News brief: AI woes continue for security leaders — Techtarget.com Stop Chasing the Shiny Object: Focus First on a Comprehensive Counter-UAS Training Program — Smallwarsjournal.com From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve been keeping an eye on the latest developments in the field, and there are two stories that caught my attention today. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — April 25, 2026 China’s 360 Hunts Software Flaws With AI, Echoing Mythos — Insurance Journal The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is — We Live Security Bharti Airtel in talks with telecom tech vendor partners as Anthropic’s Mythos flags new cybersecurity risks: CTO — Moneycontrol News brief: AI woes continue for security leaders — Techtarget.com Stop Chasing the Shiny Object: Focus First on a Comprehensive Counter-UAS Training Program — Smallwarsjournal.com U.S. Admiral Highlights Bitcoin’s Cybersecurity Applications in Senate Testimony — Naturalnews.com Will AI Replace Cybersecurity Engineers? — C-sharpcorner.com What Are Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and How AI Detects Them? — C-sharpcorner.com How AI is Changing Cybersecurity: A Developer’s Guide — C-sharpcorner.com What is Claude Mythos and Why It Is Considered Dangerous? — C-sharpcorner.com From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve been keeping an eye on the latest developments in the field, and there are a few stories that caught my attention. Firstly, China’s 360 has started using AI to hunt for software flaws, which is a worrying trend given the country’s history of state-sponsored cyber threats. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — April 24, 2026 America’s power grid, food supply and more are under threat from drones — Fox News The Desalination Front: Water as Israel’s Achilles Heel — Globalresearch.ca How McAfee Helped Me Tidy Up Decades of Digital Detritus — CNET Google Introduces Unique AI Agent Identities in New Gemini Enterprise Platform — Infosecurity Magazine Project Glasswing Proved AI Can Find the Bugs. Who’s Going to Fix Them? — Internet CISA orders feds to patch BlueHammer flaw exploited as zero-day — BleepingComputer U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Microsoft Defender to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — Securityaffairs.com EY and IIF: Four in Five CROs Rank Cyber Among Top Risks — Insurance Journal What is happening with Anthropic Mythos access? #tech — Alltoc.com New AI threat looms but Australian firms don’t have access needed to prepare — ABC News (AU) From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’ve seen my fair share of threats to critical infrastructure and national security. Recently, two stories caught my attention for their potential impact on our daily lives. ...

Cybersecurity Headlines — April 23, 2026 New Mirai variants target routers and DVRs in parallel campaigns — Help Net Security Contrast Security integrates ADR with Google Security Operations for runtime app visibility in the SOC — SiliconANGLE News Google rolls out new Security Operations agents, Wiz integrations and agent governance tools — SiliconANGLE News IR Trends Q1 2026: Phishing reemerges as top initial access vector, as attacks targeting public administration persist — Talosintelligence.com Over 1,300 Microsoft SharePoint servers vulnerable to spoofing attacks — BleepingComputer A tsunami of flaws: When frontier AI and Patch Tuesday collide — ComputerWeekly.com Securing air-gapped environments with Elastic on Google Distributed Cloud — Elastic.co Anthropic just made AI scarier — Vox Google Fixes AI Coding Tool Flaw That Let Attackers Execute Malicious Code: Report — Decrypt Lawyers Without Borders raises the alarm over CAC data breach — The Punch From the Trenches As a cybersecurity practitioner, I’m seeing a disturbing trend emerge from recent threat intelligence reports. Phishing has reemerged as the top initial access vector for attackers, and it’s no surprise why - public administrations continue to be targeted with relentless attacks. The fact that phishing is once again a dominant tactic highlights the importance of continuous security awareness training for users and the need for robust security measures to prevent these types of breaches. ...